Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Malcolm Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 814th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malcolm Avenue (DH6 4QT) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% lower than the Coxhoe average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malcolm Avenue (DH6 4QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazel Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Durham

Crime Over Time in Malcolm Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hazel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Front Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6291 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Terrace Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 8 of 8

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑